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Çetin

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1994-04-27
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2023-12-15
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  1. “As a country that has been targeted by the PKK/YPG terrorist organization, including with drones and paramotors, Türkiye is ready to take an active role in any initiative to address this challenge. We will continue to spare no effort to counter terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and to contribute to international cooperation in this field.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  2. “We know all too well that it is innocent people and our societies that pay the price when terrorist groups obtain the means to threaten national security and disrupt socioeconomic development. Turkish security forces have seized more than 20,000 small arms and light from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party/People’s Protection Units (PKK/ YPG) terrorist organization since 2018. Taking this opportunity, we would like to reiterate our call to all States to refrain from selling, or otherwise transferring, weapons and their delivery means to any terrorist organization. It is also critical that all States take their end-user commitments very seriously and fully implement them. Diversion risks should be minimized.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  3. “The Council also has a key role to play in post-conflict settings, as small arms issues can be integrated into peace operation mandates, country-specific resolutions and sanctions regimes. Türkiye is particularly concerned about the linkage between the illicit trade in small arms and light and terrorism, both as a direct threat to international peace and to Türkiye’s own national security. Increasing conflicts in different regions of the world and an ongoing war exacerbate the risk to a great extent. Terrorist groups engage in the illicit trafficking and diversion of small arms and light and have access to the latest technology, as well as weapons acquired from poorly secured stockpiles and transfers from the illicit market or States themselves.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  4. “In the lead-up to the fourth Review Conference, we will be looking forward to continuing our efforts to strengthen international cooperation and capacity-building assistance, as well as to address challenges caused the new developments in small arms and light weapons manufacturing, technology and design. We also believe that the Security Council can build on its existing body of work in that field. The recommendations in the most recent report of the Secretary-General on small arms and light weapons (S/2023/823) provides a good basis, most notably on the terrorism-arms-crime nexus. Moving forward, we see a need to increase capacity-building assistance to better implement the Programme of Action, as well as effective border and export controls, risk assessments, sharing best practices, transparency and reporting.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  5. “Türkiye is firmly committed to the effective implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects and its International Tracing Instrument. We must ensure those instruments’ continued relevance. There is an urgent need to effectively address challenges resulting from recent developments in the marketing, manufacturing, technology and design of those weapons. To that end, we welcome the consecutive successful consensus outcomes achieved at the seventh and eighth Biennial Meeting of States Parties in 2021 and 2022.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  6. “Mr. Çetin (Türkiye): Today’s discussion concerns an issue that is crucial to international peace and security on several counts, ranging from terrorism to transnational organized crime, armed conflicts, gender- based violence and sustainable development. At the outset, I thank the briefers for sharing their valuable insights. The threat posed by the proliferation of illicit conventional weapons, particularly small arms and light weapons and their ammunition, is a serious concern. Considering the enormous humanitarian toll that they cause, the proliferation of small arms and light weapons deserves no less attention than the dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction.”

    2023-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9509 (2023) · source

  7. “In that respect, we take note of the recent report of the fact-finding mission regarding two incidents of alleged use of toxic chemicals as weapons in Kharbit Masasnah on 7 July and 4 August 2017. Let me reiterate that the use of chemical weapons is a grave violation of international law and unacceptable under any circumstances. We will continue to support the efforts by the United Nations and the OPCW aimed at ensuring accountability for the repeated use of chemical weapons in Syria. The meeting rose at 12.25 p.m.”

    2023-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9372 (2023) · source

  8. “We note the information on the second round of limited in-country activities conducted by a reduced Declaration Assessment Team from 12 to 19 April. The periodic report, however, shows that the reasons preventing the holding of the next round of consultations between the OPCW Declaration Assessment Team and the Syrian National Authority still persist. We call on the Syrian regime to fully cooperate with the OPCW Technical Secretariat, submit pending declarations and documents and fulfil its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and resolution 2118 (2013). The work of the OPCW fact-finding mission and investigations by the Investigation and Identification Team are critical if we are to establish the truth about chemical weapons use in Syria.”

    2023-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9372 (2023) · source

  9. “Mr. Çetin (Türkiye): We thank Director Ebo for his briefing. The latest monthly report of the Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) (see S/2023/484) demonstrates that the outstanding issues in relation to the Syrian regime’s initial and subsequent declarations persist. Owing to identified gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved, the OPCW Technical Secretariat still cannot consider that declaration accurate and complete. Moreover, as we have heard from Director Ebo today, the OPCW Secretariat is still waiting for responses to its inquiries sent to the regime regarding its chemical weapons production facilities and unauthorized movement of chlorine cylinders related to the 2018 Douma attack.”

    2023-07-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9372 (2023) · source

  10. “The Member States have pinned their hopes for a better world on the United Nations. We are all responsible before future generations to restore its prestige and moral authority. Our Government and people will never stop supporting the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The motives behind that support are our commitment to moral principles and our sense of justice. Indeed, international law does not permit our remaining neutral between brutal aggressors and their victims. For the same reason we will continue to provide wholeheartedly all our assistance to the courageous people of Bosnia and Herzegovina in their just struggle.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  11. “In this respect, we welcome resolution 914 (1994), adopted this morning. Preparations are underway for the deployment of a Turkish contingent as part of UNPROFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It will spare no effort to contribute to the fulfillment of the United Nations commitments to peace. The stakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina are profound: not just the restoration of legitimacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also the hope of heading off more ethnic and religious wars in other parts of the world. The betrayal of the multi-cultural and multi-ethnic Bosnia and Herzegovina has been and will be, above all, the betrayal of the founding principles of this Organization. If the United Nations fails in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Balkans, Europe and the whole world will suffer the bitter results of these mistakes.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  12. “Furthermore, the diplomatic isolation and economic embargo imposed on the aggressor must be tightened. This, in turn, will create conditions to build on the momentum for peace gained by the Washington agreements. It is in line with this reasoning that we welcome the recent calls for the convening of a high-level meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina. As was also stated by the Permanent Representative of Croatia on 21 April 1994 before this body, the Organization of the Islamic Conference has an important role to play in such a high- level meeting. We expect the Member States of the OIC Contact Group on Bosnia and Herzegovina to be invited to take part when and if such a high-level meeting is convened. We strongly support the reinforcement of UNPROFOR by additional troops.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  13. “We expect the immediate implementation of the NATO decisions for the protection of all "safe areas" in Bosnia and Herzegovina. But Bosnia and Herzegovina does not consist only of the United Nations-designated "safe areas", and these areas should not turn into open prisons under United Nations custody for their inhabitants. The Security Council has reaffirmed in all relevant resolutions the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and rejected the acquisition of territory through use of force and the practice of "ethnic cleansing". The time has come for the Security Council to put these principles into practice. What it needs to do towards this goal is to ensure the full implementation of all its resolutions.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  14. “Yet nothing is more important for deterrence than letting the Bosnians acquire the means to exercise the right to self-defence. We shall continue to insist that the Security Council should clarify the legal opinion that its resolution 713 (1991) does not and should not apply to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnians are asking for their inherent right to defend themselves and to defend democracy against tyranny. The continuing denial of this right is nothing but encouragement for Serbian aggression. The international community must draw this lesson from the latest Serbian act of carnage in Gorazde: the aggressors understand only the language of firmness. How are we to create a credible atmosphere for peace negotiations if the Bosnians continue to remain defenceless?”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  15. “The prolongation of aggression is giving way to the destruction of this spirit of living and working together, and it feeds the perception that religious discrimination is being pursued against the Bosnian Muslims. Even a former United States President, the late Richard Nixon, said that "the siege of Sarajevo would not have lasted as long as it did had the victims been not Muslims but predominantly Christians and Jews." Therefore, our aim should be the preservation of the multicultural, pluralistic character of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At this stage the commencement of a quick prosecution process for war criminals is vitally important. The accountability of the perpetrators of war crimes constitutes one of the main pillars of credible deterrence against aggression.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  16. “The Washington agreements between the Bosnians and the Croats laid the groundwork for a viable peace process. The momentum for peace gained by these agreements is aimed at preserving the integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a multicultural, multireligious and multi-ethnic society open to the participation of the Bosnian Serbs. Here we must draw the line between the extremist Serbs longing for an ethnically homogeneous greater Serbia and the moderate and democratic Serbs preferring to live in a multicultural, unified Bosnia and Herzegovina. It should be clear that the war in Bosnia is not a religious war. Bosnia has been a haven for Christians, Jews and Muslims. For many centuries all these religious groups enjoyed a common life in Bosnia.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  17. “I must emphasize once again that Turkey is strongly in favour of a negotiated settlement. However, such a settlement should be just and viable. We have to keep in mind that never in history has peace prevailed where injustice, aggression and racism were rewarded. For a just and viable peaceful settlement, the consequences of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide should be reversed without further delay. Our view is that such a peace settlement cannot be negotiated in a credible manner if the extremist Serbs continue to receive more of the wrong signals that lead them to assume that they can still test the will of the international community. The sooner the aggressors give up their arms all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, the better the chances are for peace talks to proceed.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  18. “Had our proposal been accepted at that time, it would have spared the lives of 715 people killed by Serbian aggressors in Gorazde. Now we stand at a critical juncture of the crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At this crucial point, after two years of unspeakable horror, we hope that our deeds will finally match our words. The aggressor should heed the clear message that we are determined not to let the naked use of force be rewarded or the cruellest crimes committed against humanity in Bosnia go unpunished. If the Serbs do not comply with the terms set in the NATO decisions of 22 April 1994, they have to be aware of the fact that air strikes will be carried out to destroy their capacity to continue their brutal attacks and terrorist crimes against the defenceless people of Bosnia.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  19. “It is such convictions that prompted us to welcome and actively participate in the formulation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) decisions of 9 February 1994 and 22 April 1994, taken upon the request of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Although these decisions were long overdue, we still consider them steps in the right direction. In fact, the option of air strikes to stop the Serbian aggression has been favoured by my Government since the beginning of the tragedy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In August 1992 we proposed a plan similar to the NATO decisions. Furthermore, when the first NATO decision was adopted, on 9 February 1994, we defended the view that it should be applicable not only to Sarajevo but to all six United Nations-designated "safe areas".”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  20. “On several occasions we have tried to convince the Security Council to set a time limit for the Serbian side to comply with the Council's resolutions. We have also underlined that the aggressors should be warned very clearly that if they fail to comply they will face the consequences of their defiance. Regrettably, all our calls and similar appeals have fallen on deaf ears for a long time. After two years and over 200,000 lost lives, we have seen a modestly growing awareness that firm action and diplomacy backed by force are the only effective ways of stopping the aggressors. World public opinion believes more and more that lack of resolve and loss of credibility turn the United Nations into an accomplice to Serbian "ethnic cleansing", rather than an architect of a just and viable settlement.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  21. “A Security Council debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is taking place, once again, in the wake of new developments and new expectations. However, we cannot harbour much optimism, for our hopes have been dashed many times by renewed Serbian aggression and unchecked genocide against the people of the multi-ethnic, multi-religious, pluralistic Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The latest round of atrocities in the United Nations- designated "safe area" of Gorazde was part of a systematic genocidal campaign pursued by the extremist Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the last two years. The terrorist aggression against Gorazde constituted yet another litmus test of United Nations effectiveness in shaping the future of the international system.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source